Sarah Burns
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Japanese Elementary proficiency
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Michael Yum
I’ve had the honor of working with Sarah on several Nintendo Switch and PS4 releases and she is seriously hands down top notch talent. Always on point and perfectly skilled and one of the best producers and project managers one can work with. On top of that she’s a real gamer!!! So refreshing to work with gamers who just love what they do.
Ryan Brown
Having worked alongside Sarah at Numskull, not only is she exceptionally kind, helpful, and patient, but she works tirelessly hard in her role as producer, assuring everything comes together on time and with stellar quality. An ever positive presence in the workplace, I hope the stars will align for us to work together again some day!
Michael Yum
I’ve had the honor of working with Sarah on several Nintendo Switch and PS4 releases and she is seriously hands down top notch talent. Always on point and perfectly skilled and one of the best producers and project managers one can work with. On top of that she’s a real gamer!!! So refreshing to work with gamers who just love what they do.
Ryan Brown
Having worked alongside Sarah at Numskull, not only is she exceptionally kind, helpful, and patient, but she works tirelessly hard in her role as producer, assuring everything comes together on time and with stellar quality. An ever positive presence in the workplace, I hope the stars will align for us to work together again some day!
Michael Yum
I’ve had the honor of working with Sarah on several Nintendo Switch and PS4 releases and she is seriously hands down top notch talent. Always on point and perfectly skilled and one of the best producers and project managers one can work with. On top of that she’s a real gamer!!! So refreshing to work with gamers who just love what they do.
Ryan Brown
Having worked alongside Sarah at Numskull, not only is she exceptionally kind, helpful, and patient, but she works tirelessly hard in her role as producer, assuring everything comes together on time and with stellar quality. An ever positive presence in the workplace, I hope the stars will align for us to work together again some day!
Michael Yum
I’ve had the honor of working with Sarah on several Nintendo Switch and PS4 releases and she is seriously hands down top notch talent. Always on point and perfectly skilled and one of the best producers and project managers one can work with. On top of that she’s a real gamer!!! So refreshing to work with gamers who just love what they do.
Ryan Brown
Having worked alongside Sarah at Numskull, not only is she exceptionally kind, helpful, and patient, but she works tirelessly hard in her role as producer, assuring everything comes together on time and with stellar quality. An ever positive presence in the workplace, I hope the stars will align for us to work together again some day!
Experience
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Marvelous Europe
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United Kingdom
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head of Production & Operations
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Aug 2020 - Present
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Numskull Games
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United Kingdom
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Development Producer
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Apr 2019 - Aug 2020
Publishing Producer role working with a small team to drive success from the infancy of the company to release 12 titles in the first year. Management of multi-region (EU, NA, JP & ASIA) boxed and digital titles from acquisition to platform holder approved EFIGS+ code ready for manufacture. Publishing Producer role working with a small team to drive success from the infancy of the company to release 12 titles in the first year. Management of multi-region (EU, NA, JP & ASIA) boxed and digital titles from acquisition to platform holder approved EFIGS+ code ready for manufacture.
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Big Technical
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Producer (Production Director)
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Aug 2015 - Apr 2019
Production Director. Working with a small indie team to develop and release small digital games online, ID@Xbox & mobile. Production Director. Working with a small indie team to develop and release small digital games online, ID@Xbox & mobile.
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Miniclip
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Entertainment Providers
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400 - 500 Employee
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Producer, Publishing
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Sep 2013 - Jul 2014
Managing the release and promotion of games onto Miniclip with ongoing use of analytics for planned promotion and game financial performance. Managing acquisition review of new games for publishing on Miniclip.com. Managing MMO third party relations from acquisition to integration and the continued success and promotion of existing titles. Working with 3rd party companies such as Warner Brothers, Konami and Good Game Studios. Ensuring all titles comply with… Show more Managing the release and promotion of games onto Miniclip with ongoing use of analytics for planned promotion and game financial performance. Managing acquisition review of new games for publishing on Miniclip.com. Managing MMO third party relations from acquisition to integration and the continued success and promotion of existing titles. Working with 3rd party companies such as Warner Brothers, Konami and Good Game Studios. Ensuring all titles comply with COPPA. Introduced new QA procedures ensuring titles are ready to publish without issues. Managing localisation of site content. Creating and maintaining successful marketing strategy for game launches and seasonal events involving site development of new awards system. Working with the Social team for promotion of titles on social media channels. Working with internal Art teams for creation of art assets and promotional materials. Creating art and video assets when required. Driving syndication of Miniclip games onto external sites, platforms including Facebook and ВКонтакте. Managing and training of Associate Producer. Show less Managing the release and promotion of games onto Miniclip with ongoing use of analytics for planned promotion and game financial performance. Managing acquisition review of new games for publishing on Miniclip.com. Managing MMO third party relations from acquisition to integration and the continued success and promotion of existing titles. Working with 3rd party companies such as Warner Brothers, Konami and Good Game Studios. Ensuring all titles comply with… Show more Managing the release and promotion of games onto Miniclip with ongoing use of analytics for planned promotion and game financial performance. Managing acquisition review of new games for publishing on Miniclip.com. Managing MMO third party relations from acquisition to integration and the continued success and promotion of existing titles. Working with 3rd party companies such as Warner Brothers, Konami and Good Game Studios. Ensuring all titles comply with COPPA. Introduced new QA procedures ensuring titles are ready to publish without issues. Managing localisation of site content. Creating and maintaining successful marketing strategy for game launches and seasonal events involving site development of new awards system. Working with the Social team for promotion of titles on social media channels. Working with internal Art teams for creation of art assets and promotional materials. Creating art and video assets when required. Driving syndication of Miniclip games onto external sites, platforms including Facebook and ВКонтакте. Managing and training of Associate Producer. Show less
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Jagex
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United Kingdom
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Computer Games
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400 - 500 Employee
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Associate Producer
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Mar 2013 - Aug 2013
3rd Party Publishing subsidiary Assembly Corp Managing multiple iOS & android products with external development teams in the UK and overseas in ensure delivery on time and budget. Working on site and on location overseas. Working with internal Art and Audio departments to drive forward creative vision from major stakeholders. Responsibilities also included working with external UK developers on PC titles. +Focus on free-to-play monetisation model +Mobile… Show more 3rd Party Publishing subsidiary Assembly Corp Managing multiple iOS & android products with external development teams in the UK and overseas in ensure delivery on time and budget. Working on site and on location overseas. Working with internal Art and Audio departments to drive forward creative vision from major stakeholders. Responsibilities also included working with external UK developers on PC titles. +Focus on free-to-play monetisation model +Mobile optimisation Producer - iOS / Android Associate Producer - PC Show less 3rd Party Publishing subsidiary Assembly Corp Managing multiple iOS & android products with external development teams in the UK and overseas in ensure delivery on time and budget. Working on site and on location overseas. Working with internal Art and Audio departments to drive forward creative vision from major stakeholders. Responsibilities also included working with external UK developers on PC titles. +Focus on free-to-play monetisation model +Mobile… Show more 3rd Party Publishing subsidiary Assembly Corp Managing multiple iOS & android products with external development teams in the UK and overseas in ensure delivery on time and budget. Working on site and on location overseas. Working with internal Art and Audio departments to drive forward creative vision from major stakeholders. Responsibilities also included working with external UK developers on PC titles. +Focus on free-to-play monetisation model +Mobile optimisation Producer - iOS / Android Associate Producer - PC Show less
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Rising Star Games
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United Kingdom
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Computer Games
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1 - 100 Employee
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Development Coordinator
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Apr 2008 - Mar 2013
The management of Rising Star Games Ltd. (Europe) and Rising Star Games Inc. (USA) boxed and digital titles from acquisition to platform holder approved EFIGS code ready for manufacture. Responsibilities include scheduling and management of all titles from acquisition to localization to approval. This includes working with our external developers (Japan, USA, Europe, China), management of Localisation & QA via external companies, submitting code for PAL & NTSC age ratings, concept… Show more The management of Rising Star Games Ltd. (Europe) and Rising Star Games Inc. (USA) boxed and digital titles from acquisition to platform holder approved EFIGS code ready for manufacture. Responsibilities include scheduling and management of all titles from acquisition to localization to approval. This includes working with our external developers (Japan, USA, Europe, China), management of Localisation & QA via external companies, submitting code for PAL & NTSC age ratings, concept submission, metadata submission, code submission to all platform holders through to the approval of gold master. Working with the Sales and Marketing departments for delivery of preview and review code. Additional responsibilities include:- +Review of suitable new game opportunities for PAL & NTSC territories +Creation of additional complementary content for extra revenue via PlaystationStore and Xbox 360 Marketplace +Creation of emanuals for digital titles
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Marketing Executive
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Jun 2007 - Apr 2008
Managing and producing marketing assets for a number of Rising Star Games titles including TV advert, game trailers, websites, print adverts, online marketing and CD-ROMs. Responsibilities also included reviewing and editing game box copy and creation of assets for and content management of risingstargames.com Additionally managed the social media channels publishing content and creating artwork assets required.
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Gamestation
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Retail
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1 - 100 Employee
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Sales Assistant
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Sep 2004 - Jun 2007
Front line position dealing with sales & recommendations on purchases to customers. A full knowledge of all gaming platforms, new releases and back catalogue. Responsibilities included maintaining point of sale plans and dealing with stock from processing the delivery to the shelves. Front line position dealing with sales & recommendations on purchases to customers. A full knowledge of all gaming platforms, new releases and back catalogue. Responsibilities included maintaining point of sale plans and dealing with stock from processing the delivery to the shelves.
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Work Experience
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Jul 2004 - Jul 2004
Work experience in visual effects including the use of a range of visual effects and image editing software including Maya, After Effects and Photoshop Work experience in visual effects including the use of a range of visual effects and image editing software including Maya, After Effects and Photoshop
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Education
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University of Bedfordshire
BA (Hons), Media Production -
Woking College
Media, Psychology, Sociology